A California raw milk producer with a history of bird flu contamination recalls is being considered for a key role in the upcoming administration's raw milk policy. Mark McAfee, whose dairy products ...

A recent study on bovine influenza H5N1 viruses highlights a critical mutation in the hemagglutinin (HA) protein that shifts the virus's receptor-binding preference from avian to human types. This ...

There is a citizens’ initiative in Finland to close all Finnish fur farms, which produce 500,000 foxes, minks, and raccoon dogs each year. As of December 2023, there are 442 member farms operating in ...

The UK Government has signed a contract for over five million doses of a human H5N1 influenza vaccine to enhance the country’s preparedness for a potential H5 influenza pandemic. These vaccines, ...

Tests have identified a high pathogenic H7N6 subtype of avian influenza. Tests show the virus is unrelated to an H7 strain that was identified in Australia earlier this year. The sequencing of the ...

Viruses 2024, 16, 1766 . Is pasteurization a safe solution for milk infected with the bird flu virus? Does the high rate of infection among dairy herds in the U.S ...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued a second warning to Californians advising against the consumption of raw milk produced and packaged by Raw Farm, LLC of Fresno County due ...